Introduction
Drug violence in Acapulco ebbs and flows, and though a recent spate has edged down tourism, the line of new hotels and high-rises extending the city's famous twinkling shoreline shows that its renaissance as a glitzy resort is on its way. Stay in an ocean-view suite, have a Margarita at sunset, and you'll see why 1960s Hollywood once viewed Acapulco as the pearl of the Mexican Pacific.
More from Acapulco PDF VersionEssentials
- Getting around is relatively painless. Many places are walkable, buses are cheap and taxis are plentiful.
- Avoid the crowds in the centre and venture south for daytime swimming.
- Stay sharp out on the town; don’t sport your flashiest jewellery.
- Don’t miss the decadent charm of Old Acapulco’s 1950s and 1960s architecture.
- Do watch the boats roll into the bay as night falls at Las Brisas hotel’s Sunset Bar.
Two-hour tour
Hotels
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Hotel Boca Chica
Punta Caletilla, Fraccionamiento las Playas
+ 49 30 884 940 040
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Fairmont Pierre Marqués
Playa Revolcadero, Colonia Granjas del Marques
+ 52 744 435 2600
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Banyan Tree Cabo Marques
Blvd. Cabo Marqués, Lote 1 Col. Punta Diamante
+ 52 744 434 0100
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Dining
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Any branch of 100% Natural
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La Cabaña de Caleta
Playa Caleta (east)
+ 52 744 469 8553
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Los Flamingos Hotel
Avenida Adolfo López Mateos Between Caleta beach and La Quebrada
+ 52 744 482 0690
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Pierre's Café and Delicatessen
Fairmont Pierre Marqués Playa Revolcadero
+ 52 744 435 2600
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El Cano Diamante
Avenida Costera Miguel Aleman 75
+ 52 744 435 1500
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Playa Pie de la Cuesta — Head north out of Acapulco for 10km on the Carretera Federal 200
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Sunset Bar at Las Brisas
5255 Avenida Escénica
+ 52 744 469 6900
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Restaurant Beto Godoy
Carretera Acapulco-Pinotepa, km32
+ 52 744 444 6101
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Becco al Mare
14 Avenida Escénica
+ 52 744 446 7402
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Pampano
Carretera Escenica 33 Bis Playa Guitarron
+ 52 744 433 3058
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El Baikal
Avenida Escénica 22
+ 52 744 446 6845
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Baby-O
Avenida Costera Miguel Aleman 22
+ 52 744 484 7474
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Reading
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International newspapers — You can buy international newspapers and magazines at any branch of the Sanborns store.
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Shopping
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Puerto Marqués — You can buy fresh fish from the seafood market at Puerto Marqués
Puerto Marqués
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La Isla Shopping Village
18 Boulevard de las Naciones
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Crafts from the central market
Mercado Central, Zona Tradicional
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Guayabera shirts and espadrilles from Emil Plaza Bahia
Costera Miguel Alemán
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B & B Jewelry — A large store and factory
Papagayo Park, Avenida Costera Miguel German
Basics
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Pharmacy — Pharmacy at any branch of Sanborns.
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Alternative diversion
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Acapulco Scuba — Enroll on a scuba-diving course with Acapulco Scuba
Paseo del Pescador 13 y 14 Centro
+ 52 744 482 9474
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